TED Talk Spreadsheet Speaker, Title, and Short Summary of Every TED Talk as of 9/2010
TALKS BY FAMILIAR AUTHORS: Amy Tan on Creativity Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved. Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. Dan Pink on the Surprising Science of MotivationCareer analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward. Michelle Obama's Plea for Education Speaking at a London girls' school, Michelle Obama makes a passionate, personal case for each student to take education seriously.
Rives on 4 a.m.- Rives talks about the use of 4 o'clock in the morning throughout literature and movies
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
A.J. Jacobs 'Year of Living Biblically (somewhat graphic...not really) Becky Blanton The Year I was Homeless Blanton describes her experience as a homeless woman Richard St. John: Success is a Continuous Journey John tells his story of success and failure. Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat "In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it's putting the entire planet at risk." Bjorn Lomborg sets global priorities "Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming? Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg comes up with surprising answers." Richard Dawkins on militant atheism "Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position -- and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk." The Raspyni Brothers Juggle and Jest "Illustrious jugglers the Raspyni Brothers show off their uncanny balance, agility, coordination and willingness to 'sacrifice' (others). " Keith Barry Does Brain Magic "First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic. "Dave Eggers- Once Upon a School "He talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open their own volunteer-driven, wildly creative writing labs." David Blaine: How I Held My Breath For 17 MinutesIn this highly personal talk from TEDMED, magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entire talk!) -- and what his often death-defying work means to him. Warning: do NOT try this at home. -After watching this I gained a lot, I mean a lot, of respect for David Blaine.
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TED Talk Spreadsheet Speaker, Title, and Short Summary of Every TED Talk as of 9/2010
TALKS BY FAMILIAR AUTHORS:
Amy Tan on Creativity
Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved.
Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.
Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce
Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness.
Dan Pink on the Surprising Science of MotivationCareer analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.
Michelle Obama's Plea for Education Speaking at a London girls' school, Michelle Obama makes a passionate, personal case for each student to take education seriously.
CLASS-RELATED TALKS (BY UNFAMILIAR AUTHORS):
TED - Metaphorically Speaking - This is an insightful link about the power of metaphor.
TED - Opinions on Africa and Poverty - This is a link about how writing can effect opinions on poverty and Africa.
Anna Deavere Smith's American Character -Amazing... This discusses diction and the modern American character...the monolouge about convict Paulette Jenkins is especially moving.
Ze Frank Nerdcore Comedy - Takes a look at viral videos and how you can use the internet.
Ryan Lobo: Photographing the Hidden Story Looks at audience and the power photography has in story telling.
Alisa Miller Share the News About the News- this describes why our generation knows so much less about the world compared to our counterparts twenty years ago.
Katherine Fulton: You Are The Future Of Philanthropy -Describes the future of philanthropy.
Han Rosling on Poverty This link offers new insight on poverty through child survival and other statistics.
Michael Shermer on Strange Beliefs- Publisher of Skeptic Magazine offers insight to why we believe certain things.
Thomas Barnett draws a new map for peace- He has advised US leaders on national security since the end of the Cold War, This tells his ideas about the future of warfare and the military.
Rives Tells a Story of Emoticons Discusses visual literacy of common internet vernacular.
RANDOM TALKS:
TA DA!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q790fmirQk Robin Williams everyone
Alexis Ohanian: How to Make a Splash in Social Media (The Story of Mr. Splashypants the Whale)
Evan Williams on listening to Twitter users
Erin McKean Redefines the Dictionary - talks about the transformation of the dictionary
Rives on 4 a.m.- Rives talks about the use of 4 o'clock in the morning throughout literature and moviesKen Robinson says schools kill creativity Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
A.J. Jacobs 'Year of Living Biblically (somewhat graphic...not really)Becky Blanton The Year I was Homeless Blanton describes her experience as a homeless woman
Richard St. John: Success is a Continuous Journey John tells his story of success and failure.
Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat "In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it's putting the entire planet at risk."
Bjorn Lomborg sets global priorities "Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming? Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg comes up with surprising answers."
Richard Dawkins on militant atheism "Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position -- and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk."
The Raspyni Brothers Juggle and Jest "Illustrious jugglers the Raspyni Brothers show off their uncanny balance, agility, coordination and willingness to 'sacrifice' (others). "
Keith Barry Does Brain Magic "First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.
"Dave Eggers- Once Upon a School "He talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open their own volunteer-driven, wildly creative writing labs."
David Blaine: How I Held My Breath For 17 Minutes In this highly personal talk from TEDMED, magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entire talk!) -- and what his often death-defying work means to him. Warning: do NOT try this at home.
-After watching this I gained a lot, I mean a lot, of respect for David Blaine.